HELP-850 steering column UJ

Arthur Heaton · May 14th, 2013, 22:33

The bottom u/j on my 850 is badly worn:-2 problems-even Volvo don't have any left,and the only ones out here on the net are for LHD cars-are they the same?

And-the clamp bolt is well and truly stuck in the clamp-wd40, heat and lump hammer won't shift it !Before I cut the clamp apart-which looks like a sod of a job-has any one any suggestions?

ukdido · May 15th, 2013, 14:19

Are the same for sure. U join should move up to cabin. Did you unscrew both side join?

960kg · May 15th, 2013, 14:34

If it helps?...

Although you say bottom of steering column which side of the bulkhead are you talking?

The joint inside the cabin at the bottom has the same part number for LHD or RHD

But the one the other side of the bulkhead into the rack has two separate numbers so i expect there could be a difference.

The V70 `97 model has a again a different number!!

Arthur Heaton · May 15th, 2013, 20:29

Thanks for the replies guys-It's the u/j under the floor that sits on the rack stem-need double jointed arms to get at it.I've sourced another from breaker's ,so I think it will be out with hacksaw! At least the clamp block is ally.

Arthur Heaton · May 17th, 2013, 21:51

It's taken all day to cut out one end of the bolt using a metal cutting blade on a Stanley knife-only thing I could get in:Sod's Law means it's the other half that's stuck!

Arthur Heaton · May 19th, 2013, 19:34

Managed to cut enough of the clamp away to unscrew the bolt.YES-unscrew-the ally had corroded(and presumably swollen) to form a perfect thread around the bolt.No wonder my local garage wanted 5 hours to do the job!

May 14th, 2013, 22:33	#1
Arthur Heaton Arthur Last Online: Oct 12th, 2020 21:45 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Leeds	HELP-850 steering column UJ The bottom u/j on my 850 is badly worn:-2 problems-even Volvo don't have any left,and the only ones out here on the net are for LHD cars-are they the same? And-the clamp bolt is well and truly stuck in the clamp-wd40, heat and lump hammer won't shift it !Before I cut the clamp apart-which looks like a sod of a job-has any one any suggestions? Last edited by Arthur Heaton; May 14th, 2013 at 22:34. Reason: bad grammer!

May 17th, 2013, 21:51	#5
Arthur Heaton Arthur Last Online: Oct 12th, 2020 21:45 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Leeds	Update It's taken all day to cut out one end of the bolt using a metal cutting blade on a Stanley knife-only thing I could get in:Sod's Law means it's the other half that's stuck!

May 19th, 2013, 19:34	#6
Arthur Heaton Arthur Last Online: Oct 12th, 2020 21:45 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Leeds	Victory! Managed to cut enough of the clamp away to unscrew the bolt.YES-unscrew-the ally had corroded(and presumably swollen) to form a perfect thread around the bolt.No wonder my local garage wanted 5 hours to do the job!

May 15th, 2013, 14:19	#2
ukdido Senior Member Last Online: Jan 3rd, 2020 15:15 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Basingstoke	Are the same for sure. U join should move up to cabin. Did you unscrew both side join?

May 15th, 2013, 14:34	#3
960kg Premier Member Last Online: Dec 28th, 2022 12:25 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mercville	If it helps?... Although you say bottom of steering column which side of the bulkhead are you talking? The joint inside the cabin at the bottom has the same part number for LHD or RHD But the one the other side of the bulkhead into the rack has two separate numbers so i expect there could be a difference. The V70 `97 model has a again a different number!!

May 15th, 2013, 20:29	#4
Arthur Heaton Arthur Last Online: Oct 12th, 2020 21:45 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Leeds	Thanks for the replies guys-It's the u/j under the floor that sits on the rack stem-need double jointed arms to get at it.I've sourced another from breaker's ,so I think it will be out with hacksaw! At least the clamp block is ally.

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